Introduction to Literature Midterm 2/2018

Instructor: Chalermkwan Jogthong Name:

Class:
Date:

Read each question and answer carefully and choose the ONE best answer. Try to answer all questions.

1. The sequence of events in a story is called the __________.

a. Conflict
b. Climax
c. Plot
d. Exposition
2. A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a story can be described as __________.
a. The resolution
b. The setting
c. The conflict
d. The genre
3. Which characterization best describes a character who struggles with himself or herself and his or her
opposing needs, desires, or emotions.
a. External conflict
b. Internal conflict
c. Protagonist
d. Antagonist
4. The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a story is the _________.
a. Exposition
b. Falling action
c. Climax
d. Setting
5. The following tells when and where the story happens. It's the time period and place in which a story
occurs.
a. Plot
b. Exposition
c. Setting
d. Flashback
6. Which of the following describes a character who does not change during the story.
a. Third person limited
b. Dynamic/Round character
c. Static/Flat character
d. Antagonist

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7. Which best describes third-person omniscient point of view
a. The narrator is all-knowing and takes the reader inside the characters’ thoughts, feelings, and
motives, as well as shows what the characters say and do. (Uses pronouns he, she, or they)
b. The narrator takes the reader inside one (or at most very few characters) but neither the reader nor
the character(s) has access to the inner lives of any of the other characters in the story. (Uses
pronouns he, she, or they)
c. The narrator does not see into the mind of any character; rather he or she reports the action and
dialogue without telling the reader directly what the characters feel and think. (Uses pronouns he,
she, or they)
d. The narrator presents the point of view of only one character’s consciousness, which limits the
narrative to what the first-person narrator knows, experiences, infers, or can find out by talking to
other characters. (Uses pronoun I)
8. When the story is told from the perspective of an all-knowing, god-like narrator. This character uses “he” and
“she” to narrate.
a. 3rd person limited point of view
b. omniscient point of view
c. first person point of view
d. dramatic irony
9. What is a story about a person’s life written by someone else called?
a. autobiography
b. historical fiction
c. journal
d. biography
10. What is genre?
a. A type of recipe
b. A category of literature
c. A gendered story
d. A rhyming poem
11. Which of the following is not a part of the four main genres?
a. Nonfiction
b. Fiction
c. Poetry
d. Mystery
12. Which of the following is a story with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in
reality?
a. Science fiction
b. Realistic fiction
c. Informational text
d. Fantasy
13. Which of the following is a story with aliens, advanced technology, or futuristic weapons?
a. Realistic fiction
b. Informational text
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 c. Science fiction
d. Fantasy
14. What is personification
a. Applying human characteristics to non-human things
b. Creating a believable character with real feelings
c. Giving the antagonist good feelings
d. Creating a list of characters
15. A character in the story who is opposite the main character of the story is called the __________.
a. Narrator
b. Point of view
c. Protagonist
d. Antagonist
16. What is the name of the queen of the underworld and wife of Hades?
a. Demeter
b. Hera
c. Aphrodite
d. Persephone
17. Aphrodite’s son, also known as Love, was:
a. Ares
b. Eros
c. Apollo
d. Hermes
18. Which of the descriptions below best describes the goddess Aphrodite?
a. Goddess of wisdom and war who was the patron god of Athens
b. Goddess of love and beauty who was married to Hephaestus
c. Goddess of agriculture whose symbol was the pig
d. Goddess of family and marriage who was queen of the gods
19. This is the goddess of love and beauty; she is also known as Venus. She turned Hades' heart of stone in to
love.
a. Artemis
b. Aphrodite
c. Demeter
d. Hestia

Identify the following statements whether it is an example of a simile, metaphor or personification.

20. The day after the rain, the air was clean and fresh. A soft breeze carried the scent of lilacs.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
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21. Wiley was very good at chess. "You have to watch him," said his father. "He's a real fox."
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
22. Louis is as strong and as tall as a redwood tree.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
23. Computers talk to one another.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
24. The train whistle screamed as the train flew through the tunnel.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
25. The ball was thrown like a bullet.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
26. John's new car was a lemon.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
27. Kyle's father was as stern as a judge when he came home after curfew.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
28. Grandmother's dresser smelled like a rose garden.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification

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29. Which is NOT an example of personification?
a. The wind whistled in the breeze.
b. The wind blew across the field.
c. The wind cried out in the night.
d. The wind hugged us as we walked.
30. Which is example of personification?
a. The wind grabbed onto my arms.
b. The wind is like a thundering sea.
c. The wind is the sea.
d. The wind winded without a witness.
31. Which one of these is a simile?
a. The water is a sea of sequins.
b. I can sing as loud as I like.
c. Bobby really likes John.
d. The sparkling water in the sea shined like sequins.
32. What is being personified in this statement: 'The eyes of the lady's portrait followed Luis around the room,
waiting for a misdeed'?
a. Luis’ misdeeds
b. The lady’s portrait
c. Luis
d. The room
33. What is being personified in this statement: 'The soft chair wrapped its padded arms around Lena in the
library'?
a. The library
b. The padded arms
c. Lena
d. The soft chair
34. When was Shakespeare born?
a. 1564
b. 1654
c. 1653
d. 1565
35. Where was Shakespeare born?
a. Venice
b. Italy
c. Stratford-upon-Avon
d. Scotland
36. How many children did Shakespeare have?

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 a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
37. What was the name of the London theatre that Shakespeare is commonly associated with?
a. The Earth
b. The Globe
c. The Broadway
d. The Ratchadalai
38. Which of the following is NOT written by Shakespeare?
a. The Merchant of Venice
b. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
c. Romeo and Juliet
d. Hamnet
39. Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
a. Katherine Brooks
b. Anne Hathaway
c. Jane Austen
d. Emma Smith
40. Part of Shakespeare’s grammar school education would include:
a. Music training
b. Latin
c. Thai
d. A difficult theatre subject
41. (2.5 points) Choose a story or a book. Discuss the details of the plot structure of the story from the beginning
to the end. (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
42. (2.5 points) Choose your favorite Greek god or goddess. Explain and give reasons.

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